Covid-19 Kerry

An Ciarraioch · 12-04-2020 6:51pm

https://twitter.com/NextIrishGE/status/1249392633430097920

Consistently in double figures over the last few days.

Ciarrai76 · 13-04-2020 5:24pm

Please post all Kerry related Covid-19 in this thread. Please keep it civil and respectful. MOD

Panda Killa · 13-04-2020 5:47pm

Sweden's deaths 919

Add to that they were testing only health care workers and people admitted to hospital.... numbers were a lot higher

Widdensushi · 13-04-2020 5:52pm

Panda Killa wrote: »

Sweden's deaths 919

Add to that they were testing only health care workers and people admitted to hospital.... numbers were a lot higher

so are our own and probably every other country's

Panda Killa · 13-04-2020 5:53pm

Widdensushi wrote: »

so are our own and probably every other country's

You'll have to learn to read what's written I'm afraid

Widdensushi · 13-04-2020 7:07pm

Panda Killa wrote: »

You'll have to learn to read what's written I'm afraid

I don't think anyone's numbers are correct, uk are only testing in hospitals also, what's with the personal attacks and general crabbiness ?

Panda Killa · 13-04-2020 7:13pm

Widdensushi wrote: »

I don't think anyone's numbers are correct, uk are only testing in hospitals also, what's with the personal attacks and general crabbiness ?

I'm afraid your inability to grasp the difference between testing procedures in Ireland & Sweden is not my problem...

Ciarrai76 · 13-04-2020 7:56pm

30 more cases in Kerry, bringing the number of Covid19 cases to 200!

http://traleetoday.ie/there-are-now-200-confirmed-cases-of-covid-19-in-kerry/?fbclid=IwAR0D2bm6MbCXzX0oyO4W1l7E9BXKVa6zKbzKJj5Cfa5oC8TCCM-Iv4lsNzg

Ciarrai76 · 13-04-2020 9:46pm

Thread seems to be a bit jumbled up as I moved posts from Tralee thread. Apologies if its confusing. MOD

14-04-2020 9:23pm

In word on crowds from up the country descending on holiday homes in the Kingdom over the weekend?

My mother was saying she heard some rumblings.

Ciarrai76 · 14-04-2020 11:06pm

19 more confirmed Covid19 cases in Kerry. 41 more deaths in Ireland unfortunately. RIP

http://traleetoday.ie/an-increase-of-x-in-number-of-confirmed-covid-19-cases-in-kerry/?fbclid=IwAR2RH3it1AvUjwLF_ugQmzQCDI4XSTkLiDDR6bSkJ9JJAD5dh_fP22RUw0Y

kn · 15-04-2020 7:40am

Certainly the Kerry infection rates are rising and are ahead of any pro rata rate with the rest of the country. However when it comes to deaths its the Dublin Region that is getting hammered.

An Ciarraioch · 15-04-2020 6:22pm

7 cases today, which is the lowest increase for some time:

http://traleetoday.ie/there-are-226-confirmed-covid-19-cases-in-kerry/

An Ciarraioch · 15-04-2020 7:35pm

Interesting map of Covid cases released by HSE to journalists - when you expand the Kerry section, it's clear there have been cases in virtually every parish:

https://twitter.com/ciananbrennan/status/1250438838918344705

Ciarrai76 · 15-04-2020 10:23pm

An Ciarraioch wrote: »

Interesting map of Covid cases released by HSE to journalists - when you expand the Kerry section, it's clear there have been cases in virtually every parish:

https://twitter.com/ciananbrennan/status/1250438838918344705

Looks like a lot in Tralee or surrounding areas of the town! Would be interesting to see more of a breakdown of the county.

Ciarrai76 · 15-04-2020 11:32pm

The Kerryman have a closer look at the cases in Kerry. Definitely a big cluster of cases in the Tralee area & surrounds

https://www.facebook.com/kerryman.official/photos/a.635053849847541/3081800188506216/?type=3

Podge201 · 16-04-2020 10:00am

Ciarrai76 wrote: »

Looks like a lot in Tralee or surrounding areas of the town! Would be interesting to see more of a breakdown of the county.

I believe that is the breakdown. It goes to show that social distance is working. Alot in Tralee as you say but you need to take into account the population there.
Did you see the twitter with all of Ireland? Dublin is infested.

wonga77 · 16-04-2020 10:29am

I wonder how accurate it really is? Seems unlikely that there would be so few cases from Killorglin all the ways to Sneem

DeepBlue · 16-04-2020 1:18pm

wonga77 wrote: »

I wonder how accurate it really is? Seems unlikely that there would be so few cases from Killorglin all the ways to Sneem

Not an expert but i'd expect to see less cases in less densely populated areas and areas which wouldn't have as much traffic in from outside the area.

Would anyone have a link to the source of that twitter/kerryman image?

Panda Killa · 16-04-2020 1:57pm

Expect to see a spike in numbers next week after the tests come back from the Easter weekend.
May bank holiday coming up in a few weeks....and unless people start behaving themselves...we will most likely still be in lockdown come the June bank holiday.

Ciarrai76 · 16-04-2020 2:02pm

DeepBlue wrote: »

Not an expert but i'd expect to see less cases in less densely populated areas and areas which wouldn't have as much traffic in from outside the area.

Would anyone have a link to the source of that twitter/kerryman image?

Apparently its from the HSE. I don't have a link, but its probably online somewhere.

kn · 16-04-2020 6:23pm

Podge201 wrote: »

I believe that is the breakdown. It goes to show that social distance is working. Alot in Tralee as you say but you need to take into account the population there.
Did you see the twitter with all of Ireland? Dublin is infested.

Hardly anything in Killarney but Tralee looks like COVID 19 central. Certainly more than other larger urbans like Waterford and Limerick.

An Ciarraioch · 16-04-2020 7:34pm

20 extra cases today, according to the digital dashboard:

http://geohive.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/a192b58ba6904c1494f651706c223520

Ciarrai76 · 16-04-2020 8:05pm

More information on the Kerry locations on Radio Kerry link.

https://www.radiokerry.ie/greater-tralee-killarney-areas-worst-hit-covid-19/

wonga77 · 16-04-2020 9:43pm

An Ciarraioch wrote: »

20 extra cases today, according to the digital dashboard:

http://geohive.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/a192b58ba6904c1494f651706c223520

Is there anywhere that it tells when these tests took place roughly or are we just assuming its 2 weeks? I read about the lady on the front of the kerryman that's waiting almost 4 weeks, that's a bit farcical and not very fair on her

ongarboy · 16-04-2020 11:10pm

wonga77 wrote: »

I wonder how accurate it really is? Seems unlikely that there would be so few cases from Killorglin all the ways to Sneem

Why would you expect low populated areas with low density to have more cases? It makes sense that Tralee and Killarney would have the most as they are larger population centres, hence more risk of spread. Some other areas like Fenit etc that seem to have a lot could have been unlucky with getting hit with infections before the lockdown took effect, the same way Lombardy in Italy was unlucky to be the first area hit.

All it would/ could take was a couple of people flying back from a ski trip in Italy or Austria back in early March for example, spreading it unknowingly to others in the village they happen to live in Kerry that would possibly explain why that village got more and another village with similar population got less or none.

wonga77 · 17-04-2020 1:47pm

ongarboy wrote: »

Why would you expect low populated areas with low density to have more cases? It makes sense that Tralee and Killarney would have the most as they are larger population centres, hence more risk of spread. Some other areas like Fenit etc that seem to have a lot could have been unlucky with getting hit with infections before the lockdown took effect, the same way Lombardy in Italy was unlucky to be the first area hit.

All it would/ could take was a couple of people flying back from a ski trip in Italy or Austria back in early March for example, spreading it unknowingly to others in the village they happen to live in Kerry that would possibly explain why that village got more and another village with similar population got less or none.

Not to have more cases but to have a few I meant. I live in south Kerry, I find it hard to believe that there's none although it would be great it its true. Despite the fact that its low populated you still had people gathering in shops and stuff and not taking the lockdown all that seriously at the start.
Killorglin to Sneem is 90km roughly, a fairly massive chunk to be staying clear.

All the same the attitude is good around here, the elderly arent rising out at all and you rarely see kids hanging around the place like you usually would

Ciarrai76 · 17-04-2020 2:59pm

An updated map of Kerry from Radio Kerry:

'New COVID-19 cases in Kerry, Munster and Republic of Ireland, as per the HSE's latest data.
Grey dots are pre-reported cases and red dots are the latest confirmed cases (as per 14 April).'

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An Ciarraioch · 17-04-2020 3:48pm

On first glance, thankfully appears to be fewer reds this time?

Ciarrai76 · 17-04-2020 3:59pm

An Ciarraioch wrote: »

On first glance, thankfully appears to be fewer reds this time?

I think the HSE changed it to show the reds as the most recent, and the grey dots are the previous ones from weeks ago.

An Ciarraioch · 17-04-2020 6:14pm

Up 8 today:

http://geohive.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/a192b58ba6904c1494f651706c223520

carchaeologist · 17-04-2020 9:00pm

Ciarrai76 wrote: »

I think the HSE changed it to show the reds as the most recent, and the grey dots are the previous ones from weeks ago.

The first round of dots was the first 43 days. The second round was just yesterday i believe.

brav · 18-04-2020 9:21am

Ciarrai76 wrote: »

I think the HSE changed it to show the reds as the most recent, and the grey dots are the previous ones from weeks ago.

The Official reports haven’t changed, since they started showing the map with regions there have been 2 sets of maps, one with red dots showing all cases and other with red dots showing new cases.

The source is: https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/news/newsfeatures/covid19-updates/covid19-updates.html

For example last nights new cases is in https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/news/newsfeatures/covid19-updates/covid-19-daily-operations-update-17-april-2020.pdf
In the latest report they did not put in regional maps, maybe they will change it to weekly

Panda Killa · 18-04-2020 6:06pm

41 deaths today...0 in the south it seems

An Ciarraioch · 18-04-2020 6:23pm

Lowest daily increase for some time, of two:

http://geohive.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/a192b58ba6904c1494f651706c223520

Ciarrai76 · 18-04-2020 8:58pm

At least the signs are there that things are going in the right direction! No time to get relaxed about it yet though!
http://jrnl.ie/5077707f

wonga77 · 19-04-2020 9:38am

I was reading a fairly long post with plenty of comments about a few cases in Caherciveen on facebook last night. Apparently some 4 or 5 of the 150 or so asylum seekers that were put into a hotel in Caherciveen have tested positive and its causing a panic. Cramping so many of them into a small hotel was destined for trouble from the start. Anyway from what I can gather several have been walking about the town freely so its unknown how many more people have unknowingly come into contact with them. I don't think the staff were informed early enough either.
I know that sometimes too much info can cause panic but if there are cases out there that are being kept hush hush then that is a million times worse

Podge201 · 19-04-2020 11:48am

Cahirciveen should have the roads in and out of it blocked off. Food supplies only.

amdaley28 · 19-04-2020 2:33pm

The following question was asked of all the Kerry TD's, Simon Harris & the Dept of Health.

"Were the refugees that have arrived in Caherciveen tested for the Covid 19 virus before they were sent down? "

None of them replied, which says it all.

Did any of the TD's including Sinn Fein's ask this question. I'm also disappointed that the Dept of Justice used Covid 19 as a cover in order to send them down.

There was a meeting attended by TD's & commercial interests to which the public were not invited.
The first a lot people knew of what was happening was when the buses arrived in town.
If there are cases among the refugees then its only a matter of time before they're all affected being crammed into that hotel together.

BPKS · 19-04-2020 5:15pm

wonga77 wrote: »

I was reading a fairly long post with plenty of comments about a few cases in Caherciveen on facebook last night. Apparently some 4 or 5 of the 150 or so asylum seekers that were put into a hotel in Caherciveen have tested positive and its causing a panic. Cramping so many of them into a small hotel was destined for trouble from the start. Anyway from what I can gather several have been walking about the town freely so its unknown how many more people have unknowingly come into contact with them. I don't think the staff were informed early enough either.
I know that sometimes too much info can cause panic but if there are cases out there that are being kept hush hush then that is a million times worse

I wonder will there be the same hullabaloo with this story as there was around the Keelings fruit pickers story. Or would people be less likely to comment on this in case they are branded racist?

Ciarrai76 · 19-04-2020 7:33pm

6 more cases of covid19 confirmed in Kerry

http://traleetoday.ie/there-are-262-confirmed-cases-of-covid-19-in-kerry/?fbclid=IwAR3glmaiTQ_XG5rHTwzPuzbm_LoiKpUUT_vvwnNsGzUhKjnuQlHPJIF37rQ

newman10 · 20-04-2020 8:12am

https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/covid-19-hits-kerry-hotel-housing-asylum-seekers-994910.html

Link to Cahirciveen news

kn · 20-04-2020 8:18am

I think we all knew that this was likely since they first announced the Caherciveen move. Caherciveen and indeed probably all of Kerry over the coming weeks will be reaping the whirlwind of that move.

amdaley28 · 20-04-2020 10:25am

kn wrote: »

I think we all knew that this was likely since they first announced the Caherciveen move. Caherciveen and indeed probably all of Kerry over the coming weeks will be reaping the whirlwind of that move.

Mr Firzoatrick & his commercial friends are the reason this has happened in Caherciveen. They were the people who were invited to the meeting which took place before the refugees were sent down & who failed to ask the pertinent questions.
All they saw were € signs.
So much for community leadership? I wonder why the public weren't given an input to this meeting ?
I'm surprised he & his commercial colleagues believed anything coming from the HSE.

Given the circumstances it was a reckless decision & Caherciveen & the general Kerry region may now have to pay a heavy price.
Hopefully that doesn't come to pass.
I've yet to hear anything back from any of the Kerry TD's on this matter.

wonga77 · 20-04-2020 10:53am

It was a reckless move from the start and the way it was done was very sneaky, but you can be sure that someone was profiting handsomely from it.
Local councillors seem to have gone to ground, Healy Rae was on radio Kerry earlier but I didn't hear what he had to say.
If the people that knew had been transparent from the start but they weren't and who's to know how many now have it. The coming days will be interesting

Podge201 · 20-04-2020 11:45am

Would any of them give me a hand in the bog for a few days?

amdaley28 · 20-04-2020 12:12pm

I sent emails to all the Kerry TD's asking about this decision.
So far only Michael Healy-Rae & Pa Daly of Sinn Féin have replied.
Pa Daly has provided me with copies of a statement he has received from the Dept of Justice.
A statement which is all about the "residents" & not a mention of the local population.
In other words a load of hogwash.

Jack Fitzpatrick of the commercial interests in Caherciveen on Kerry Radio this morning claiming he knew nothing until the decision was made.
And I'm the tooth fairy :rolleyes:

Who in the Dept of Justice made this decision is what I'd like to know ?
Probably someone faceless & nameless no doubt.
"Lets send 150 untested refugees down to a virus free Caherciveen & see what happens ?"
Out of sight is out of mind.

kn · 20-04-2020 1:50pm

The question I'm asking myself is why the hell are the staff even turning up to work as they are now fully aware of the added risk, with none of the PPE, and the risk of them passing it on to their family members??

myclist · 20-04-2020 4:40pm

kn wrote: »

The question I'm asking myself is why the hell are the staff even turning up to work as they are now fully aware of the added risk, with none of the PPE, and the risk of them passing it on to their family members??

PPE doesn't seem to be an issue, They seem to have so much of it that they discard it on the street at the entrance to the centre from what I see.

Podge201 · 20-04-2020 6:56pm

Workers hope they get it and sue the state and us tax payers paying for it.

Covid-19 Kerry

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